PDFNet Nuget Library is not compatible with UAP Version=v10.0

Question

I am working with a windows desktop application , which is using PDFtron nuget library. I am using Visual Studio 2017 with .Net Core version as 2.0.5.
To compile the project I need to add reference to the specified PDFTron Nuget library. But whenever I try to install this package, I get following error that it is not compatible. As this library is referenced in almost 80% of the project, I am not able to change it to something else.

Restoring packages for 'ABCProject'.
Restoring packages for C:\Users\xxxxxxxxx...
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0.
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0.
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-arm).
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-arm).
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-arm-aot).
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-arm-aot).
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64).
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64).
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64-aot).
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64-aot).
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x86).
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x86).
PDFNet 6.7.1.63077 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x86-aot).
Some packages are not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x86-aot).
Package restore failed for 'ABCProject'.
Package restore failed. Rolling back package changes for 'ABCProject'.
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What do I need to do to make my project compatible with UWP . (I have read about migrating the library to .NET core but not sure how it will work in my case.)

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '18 at 03:30

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PDFTron has a separate UWP specific SDK, that is currently only available by filling an evaluation form.

Please fill in this form, and a UWP SDK link will be provided for you. https://www.pdftron.com/pdfnet/mobile/request_trial.html

answered Mar 14 '18 at 03:30

Ryan

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Thanks for the info Ryan. I already filled the form and waiting for the SDK download link. – MrDj05 Mar 14 '18 at 16:35
Great, if you have any issues getting the SDK, please let me know. – Ryan Mar 15 '18 at 06:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '18 at 02:40

The error message means that the library is not compatible with UWP project. Many .net framework library don't support UWP project. It it's a open source library, you could download its source code and compile a compatible package by yourself.

For example, the latest UWP target version 16299, it supports .Net Standard 2.0. So, you could compile a .Net Standard 2.0 library. Please see Porting to .NET Core - Libraries for more details.

If it's not open source project, you could contact with its owner and let the owner publish a new version for UWP.

Another option is you could use Brokered Windows Runtime Components for a side-loaded UWP app, but if you use the brokered windows runtime components, you could only side-load your UWP app, it would not be able to publish to windows store.

PDFNet Nuget Library is not compatible with UAP Version=v10.0

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